Malicious/terrible vs Heaven… (todays climb was certainly a bit of both!!!
Beinn Nibheis (Gaelic for Ben Nevis) – the British highest peak, at 4,411 feet (1344.527m to be exact) above sea level A huge part of the memorable impression it makes is that, unlike so many other peaks, it actually rises over 4,400 feet straight from a sea level starting point by Loch Linnhe. The word ‘Nevis’ itself has been linked to Gaelic words that can mean malicious, poisonous or terrible; yet it has often been said that it casts its eye over the beautiful town of Fort William like a kindly grandfather, which might tie in with yet another translation interpretation which would mean ‘heavens’, ‘clouds’
